The Clinton Devon Estate's 1,900 hectares of woodland are situated in East and North Devon, and comprise a rich mixture of both commercial conifers and native broadleaved species. Our commitment to forest management has resulted in 17% woodland cover, compared with an average of 7% across England. Our woodlands are truly multi-purpose, providing environmental, recreational and landscape benefits as well as producing a sustainable supply of timber for the wood processing industry. We were one of the first estates to receive international recognition from the Forest Stewardship Council through certification to the United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Standard. This enables finished wood products to carry the FSC logo, identifying them as containing wood sourced from a sustainably managed forest. We actively manage our woodlands for bio-diversity, achieving a complex environment with a rich diversity of tree species and age structure. This provides a wide range of habitats for many plants and animal species, such as the rare Nightjar bird. Estate woodlands not only produce sustainable timber and bio-diversity but also offer a range of other benefits including: •  Recreational benefits through permissive public access to 90% of our East Devon woodland •  Enable radio masts and recycling centres to be screened and sited away from populated areas •  Provide a clean and renewable energy source as an alternative to using finite fossil fuels •  Absorb over 6,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, the major cause of global warming, from the atmosphere each year